Matzo Beer Exists, Is Beer Made Out of Matzo

Chances are you haven’t thought about matzo since…well, the last night of Passover (if you’re Jewish). But Tom Kramer, at Ambacht Brewery (just outside Portland, Oregon), has been thinking about it for months. And not just thinking about it: fermenting it into beer. Every year Kramer collects donations of leftover matzo from friends (about 25-30 pounds in total), and uses it as the mash for his signature Matzobrau, a dark beer with that unmistakable toasty note of the bread of affliction. This year’s batch will hit the shelves at the end of July, though sadly you’ve got to be in the Portland area to try it. –Deena Prichep